News & Events

A historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un may be cause for hope for North Koreans with disabilities.

A round-up of accessible travel news, including a plan to make city bus stops accessible to the blind, an airport event that familiarized children and families with disabilities with air travel, a request for public comment on new service animal regulations proposed by the DOT and more.

A round-up of accessible travel news, including a new wheelchair accessible trail in the Himalayas, accessibility upgrades to Canada VIA Rail trains, Sesame Street theme park welcomes autistic kids, air travel with a wheelchair in the UK and more.

A round-up of accessible travel news, including new disability-themed emojis, a study on the design of wheelchair spaces on city buses, a Las Vegas travel event, new Google Maps accessibility features and more.

A round-up of the latest news in the world of wheelchair travel, including a wheelchair user forced to sleep on an airport floor, a blind passenger put on the wrong flight and a pilot takes on airline executives over the shrinking size of airplane lavatories.

A round-up of the latest news in the world of wheelchair travel, including a DOT investigation that will touch Delta Air Lines and a horrifying incident involving an emotional support animal.

Latest travel industry news: Brightline train service facing controversy over pedestrian deaths; London Tube plans more step-free stations; United Airlines to launch premium economy product; Wyndham acquires LaQuinta hotels.

Latest travel industry news: Lyft to pitch its rideshare service to hotels; American Airlines launches new training initiative to handle passenger concerns; wheelchair securement spaces on airplanes; and an airport architect talks accessibility.

After completing a secret mission to deliver parts for the atomic bomb in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea.